wilkes

I am just asking you to research and use other alternatives...it is a very bad thing. I created an account just to pass this along. Google Monsanto, round up...everyone using 'just a little' is not the answer

well, do you think everyone thinking that and using it would amount to alot of Round Up? Jeez. That is the problem

I don't think using RoundUp in my 2000sq. ft. garden is going to make a dent in the honey bee population.

I would never consider using Round-Up in my garden.

There are homemade weed killers you can find online.

Please stop using Round-Up..it is banned iin most countries, as it is killing off honey bees(hence, no pollination) it is also on our foods in groceries stores unless you buy organic. Do the research, PLEASE.

Round-up is a contact killer,only kills what it touches and safe to use

cuda RoundUp is no more dangerous than the chemicals used on produce you buy at the grocery store.

Before you do use the RoundUp, I want you to consider something. The potential harm of Roundup is extensive. Spraying RoundUp can resulting in soil changes that promote root rot and an increase in numerous crop diseases (depending on what type of crop you are growing). The chemical can remain in the soil for up to 140 days, which means that it can be found in the plant, including parts used for food. Those who handle and/or apply the chemical are three times more likely to develop non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of cancer. They experience more low birth weight babies, infertility, and miscarriages. Roundup is known to cause deformities in amphibians. It causes low sperm count in rabbits and cell death in human embryos.

If you really want to do the right thing for your garden, then put a little effort into it by hand or with a tiller and dig the weeds out. I realize that this may sound horrible, but look at it this way: use RoundUp and have the potential for many problems. Do the work by hand or with tools and have an outcome that will be lasting and provide you with the health benefit of exercise in the process. It is your choice, but I think the best choice is rather clear: forget the RoundUp!

http://horticulturetalk.wor...r-roundup/

cuda I kill my garden out with round up every year and then till it up and plant a few days later Ive never had any problems it works very well.

Thanks I guess I will just do what Ive done for 40 years. Im getting older and I was trying to think of a way to cut down some of the tiller time.

I've tried this a couple times with mixed results. I believe you don't get quite as vigorous an initial growth. While it is more work I've found that turning the soil, running the tiller then tilling or hoeing about 4 days later will really reduce the weed crop following planting.

Ive read the instructions on a few different wead killers and it says you can plant 24 hours after application. If I spray my whole garden today can I plant Friday with no harm? Has anyone done this before?